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Saint James's Church, Leuven
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November 15, 2025
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Today, the church consists of three pillars and was a stop for pilgrims (Saint James and Compostela, as walkers know), which also made it a wealthy church. However, the foundations proved insufficient, and work is underway to improve them.
•November 15, 2025
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August 10, 2024
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Wonder: The bell hangs outside the tower.
Rumor has it that it was donated by the socialists.
The church has been empty and unused since 1963 due to serious stability problems.
They are working on solving these problems and giving the church a function again.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Jacobskerk_(Leuven).
On the other side of the church you will find a statue of Jozef De Veuster (Father Damien)
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